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An Egyptian army tank is seen behind barbed wire securing the perimeter of the presidential palace while protesters on the other side chant anti-President Mohammed Morsi slogans, in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 6, 2012.

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An Egyptian army tank is seen behind barbed wire securing the perimeter of the presidential palace while protesters on the other side chant anti-President Mohammed Morsi slogans, in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 6, 2012.

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Ruth Nicolaci, left, hugs her son and firefighter, Lt. G. Bourne Knowles, Dec. 5, 2012, for the first time since learning that the landscaping business that she started with Mr. Knowles' father had been destroyed by fire in Fairhaven, Mass. Lt. Knowles, a volunteer firefighter, was among those who fought the four-alarm fire at the landscaping business that was started by his parents.

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A tombstone sits atop a mound of dirt in the middle of a construction site in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province of China, Dec. 5, 2012. The family whom the ancestral grave belongs to is unhappy with the relocation compensation offered so workers have constructed the building foundation around it.

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A goat is thrown in to a circle during a friendly "buzkashi" game in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2012. Buzkashi is the national sport of Afghanistan, in which players fight to place a goat carcass into a circle goal.

Musadeq Sadeq/AP Photo

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Free Syrian Army fighters aim their weapons inside an abandoned building during heavy clashes with government forces in Aleppo, Syria, Dec. 5, 2012.

Narciso Contreras/AP Photo

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A Chinese man dives into a partly frozen lake for a swim in Beijing, Dec. 6, 2012.

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A herd of camels stand in a snow-covered pasture, Dec. 6, 2012, in Berkenthin, northern Germany. The herd belongs to trained veterinarian and farmer, and is used for film and television productions.

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Smoke rises from a burning tire set by Congolese demonstrators in Goma, eastern Congo, Dec. 6, 2012. Dozens of Congolese demonstrated in the provincial capital of Goma against what they described as the impotence of the country's armed forces, which allowed a rebel group to overrun the city a little over two weeks ago.